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Hexadecimal color is the color mode used on the Web. It’s a very efficient method, using only six digits to identify a single color out of the 16.8 million available on modern computer monitors. This guide will help you understand what “hexadecimal” means, and how to predict what particular color a given six-digit figure (like #7700ff) might create (like violet).

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Photoshop is so flexible, it lets your artistic side go wild. In this tutorial, you’ll create a custom Photoshop brush using a photo of a beetle. You can adapt this method to make a custom brush out of any image. We’ll also work with Photoshop’s dynamic Brushes panel.

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CMYK stands for Cyan-Magenta-Yellow and Key color (black). These are the primary colors for the translucent ink used in offset lithography (printing). When you subtract all four CMYK colors, you get the white of the paper (no color). That’s why CMYK is called “subtractive color”. After the jump, learn more!

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Clipping masks are a great method for masking part of an image without deleting pixels. In this tutorial, we will be using a shape to hide part of a photo.

We will also be working with Photoshop’s filters, patterns, custom shapes, text, and blend modes.

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RGB stands for Red-Green-Blue, which are the primary colors of light. RGB is the color mode used on computer monitors because they shine light into your eyes. When you add all three RGB primary colors together, you get pure white light. That’s why RGB is called “additive color”. After the jump, learn more!

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